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EA Sports Unveils Fight Night Champion

Promising something fans wouldn't expect from an EA Sports game, Electronic Arts revealed Fight Night Champion, the fifth game in EA's boxing franchise, is now in development and set for release in 2011.

In an interview with our friends at IGN, developer EA Canada
provided a sneak peek at Fight Night Champion, describing the game's all-new single-player mode as one that will break the mold.

"Players will be introduced to an entirely new way to step between the ropes and experience the drama, emotion, excitement and tragedy of world championship boxing," Brian Hayes, gameplay producer on Fight Night Champion told IGN. "It's something people won't expect from an EA Sports game."

EA said it's not quite ready to reveal the mode, so at this point your guess is as good as ours. The developer is ready to reveal a few tidbits about the game, though, including: between 60 and 65 boxers on the roster, and a new punch system dubbed Full Spectrum Punch Control that EA bills as the most user-friendly controls in the franchise.

EA is set to show off the game at its Studio Showcase this afternoon. We'll update this story when we learn more.

Sharkey says: I'm a big Fight Night fan, and I'm actually a bit worried about the new control system as I find the current mechanics to be very easy and intuitive. As for the mold-breaking single-player mode, we'll just have to wait and see.